Former Hull City manager Mike Phelan has signed a permanent deal to be Manchester United's assistant manager to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The 56-year-old returned to Old Trafford earlier this season to assist Solskjaer, who initially returned to the club he spent 11 years with as a player as caretaker manager following Jose Mourinho's departure.

Solskjaer took permanent charge of the Red Devils back in March and Phelan has now followed suit with a permanent return to Old Trafford, his second spell with the club, having been at the club as an assistant manager, first-team coach and reserves manager between 1999 and 2013.

Last year, Phelan had been in Australia as a sporting director for the Central Coast Mariners, a move that came after his time with the Tigers.

During his time in East Yorkshire, Phelan, who initially joined as an assistant manager to Steve Bruce, took the job permanently following Bruce's resignation, with the current Sheffield Wednesday manager leaving the KCOM Stadium in July 2016.